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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Yun get past the guards of the prison for his escape?

2. When Deling was also arrested, what happened to their children?

3. When Yun got home after being released from prison, what was he immediately asked to do by the Christians who had been waiting for him?

4. How did Yun get past the gates of the prison for his escape?

5. What was included in that aid that began to cause division in the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Brother Xu attempt to help Yun?

2. What was it about his family visiting Yun in prison that made this prison stay so difficult for him?

3. What was the Prophet Samuel Training Centre?

4. Explain the miraculous circumstances of Yun's escape from prison in Chapter Twenty-Two.

5. How did Brother Xu reach out to unify the Christians?

6. In Chapter Fourteen, Yun went to trial. How was his devotional book, "Streams in the Desert" used to help him stay faithful to his fellow Christians on the outside?

7. What did Yun say was the difference between the Western church and the Chinese church as far as sermon content?

8. How did Yun eventually end up hospitalized in a German refugee detention center?

9. In Chapter Twenty-One, Deling was jailed with Yun. How did their children avoid being taken by the government?

10. In Chapter Seventeen, what led to Yun's next arrest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the pros and cons of the influx of Christian aid from the West. What was beneficial about it? What about it was detrimental to the Chinese church? Do you think that the church was better off without it? Provide examples from the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

As the book ends, Yun recounted his life and his many struggles as well as his triumphs. Looking back, do you think he had any regrets? Was there anything he would have changed or done differently? Provide any quote(s) from Yun to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Yun's faith with Deling's faith. Did they struggle to trust God together? Why or why not? Cite at least three examples in the book to support your position.

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